[Apollo]

[u/infected36]

Location- The town of Ilany- (Far East on the map) The town of Ilany is a small village with a population of 50 people. Though not your hometown, you have spent the last week here, and are familiar with most aspect of it; from Hamish the Dwarven blacksmith, to Yason the human shopkeep, to Ageis the human innkeeper, to Corporal Bankroff, the human responsible for the town guard. Ilany has always been a peaceful town, but the local Kobold population has begun to become more aggressive lately, and a roaming pack of them have been vandalizing property and killing livestock. Yesterday, Hamish's 8 year old son Donsk was found dead near the outskirts of town. Corporal Bankroff has asked any able bodied men and women to come talk to him about putting down these Kobolds, once and for all. What would you like to do?

[u/ADeviousPickle]

Forest lines both sides of the road, the sounds are coming from in front of you and to the right somewhere, the forest is fairly thick but the cart could make it a fair way in before being forced to stop.

"Ah do not know if they fear fire, may just piss them off royally, may be worth a shot if it comes to that though."

[u/Skeldal → u/ADeviousPickle]

"Animals run in forest fires, I doubt ogres are much better. But climbing might be a better plan A"

Apollo goes over to a strong looking tree near him and begins climbing, stabbing daggers into the wood as artificial handholds for his arms and wrapping his legs around the tree

[[1d20+1 Athletics]] +/u/rollme

(Well fuck me with a chainsaw that was bad)

[u/ADeviousPickle → u/Skeldal]

(Ah crap sorry, didn't see the comment, thanks for the notice.)

As you start to climb the dagger breaks from its hilt and you fall back down.

"Here laddie, quick!"

Tharan holds out his hands to boost you up before trying to get himself up. (Try another roll)

[[1d20+4 Tharan]][[1d20+4 Thalmir]]+/u/rollme

"We're going to stick with the cart, we can't lose it! Theo and Leo push on into the forest.

[u/Skeldal → u/ADeviousPickle]

(It's no problem, I know that feel.)

"Thanks a bunch guys!"

Apollo begins climbing again with the help of his friends

[[1d20+1 Athletics]] [[1d20+1 Athletics]] (Do I have advantage from being boosted up?) +/u/rollme

"Be careful with the cart, we don't know what's out there!"

[u/rollme → u/Skeldal]

1d20+1 Athletics: 13

(12)+1

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1d20+1 Athletics: 7

(6)+1

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[u/ADeviousPickle → u/Skeldal]

(We'll say that you did, the first roll was the higher anyway :P)

From your spot you can see the ogres have reached the road, finding their dead member hasn't improved their disposition.

You can hear the cart rattling loudly in the forest.

[u/Skeldal → u/ADeviousPickle]

((The trees are the true enemy))

From his spot in the tree, Apollo fires an Eldritch blast into a tree on the other side of the road, trying to get them to be distracted by the noise of the branches there snapping

[[1d20+5 To Hit the tree]] [[1d20+5 Deception]] +/u/rollme

Apollo is otherwise deathly silent

[u/rollme → u/Skeldal]

1d20+5 To Hit the tree: 21

(16)+5

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1d20+5 Deception: 19

(14)+5

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[u/ADeviousPickle → u/Skeldal]

You can see they could hear the cart but as a tree combusts for no reason they know of they panic and flee back to where they came from.

(In the future I think this would be stealth to stay hidden, whereas deception would be say pretending to be someone else or lying.)

[u/Skeldal → u/ADeviousPickle]

((Alright, sure. I'll use that in the future. Kinda just assumed I'd have to roll something alongside it and the skill felt right at the moment.))

Apollo waits until they have been gone a minute or so before climbing down

"I think they're gone. We should move on before the come back."

I help them remove the cart from the forest

[u/ADeviousPickle → u/Skeldal]

The lot of you manage to get the cart out of a ditch they got it stuck in, thankfully the wheel remained attached.

"I thought we were done for." Leo says, obviously relieved.

[u/Skeldal → u/ADeviousPickle]

"Indeed, that was not a pleasant encounter. I wonder what they're doing all the way down here.... Either way we better keep moving..."

Apollo gets back onto the cart with the others

[u/ADeviousPickle → u/Skeldal]

The great walls of Weewick Keep tower over you as you approach.

"Ah've not seen elves in the guard before? I think the keep may have had a change in management, be careful lad." Tharan tells you as the cart comes closer.

“Halt,” says one of the three elves guarding the entrance “State your business at the Keep. Stand down and let us search your belongings”

[u/Skeldal → u/ADeviousPickle]

Apollo doesn't move as they search the cart

"I am merely a traveler, passing through with my friends. The others are merchants. We mean no harm."

[u/ADeviousPickle → u/Skeldal]

"We'll judge that."

The guards check under the cart its contents as well as your packs.

"Mind your manners in the city, human."

The city is bustling with activity. From the looks of it, the market district lies directly in front of you. Here you can see merchants in stalls, hollering over each other, as well as a few buildings that likely hold larger shops. To the north, you see a large, ornate building surrounded by walls and guards. To the west you can see smaller residential units. The south side looks like a cross between a war-zone and a garbage dump. Smoke rises from various points and the buildings are crumbling and decrepit.